I beg to move,
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for civil registration of a relationship between two people who are cohabiting, and for such registration to afford certain legal rights; and for connected purposes.
Question put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of Select Committees at commencement of public business):-
Those voting Aye in this division were in favour of bringing a bill before parliament that gave additional rights to unmarried, cohabiting couples.
The House divided: Ayes 179, Noes 59.
Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |
Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell?
'+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a
teller for that division lobby.
What are Boths? An MP can vote both
aye and no in the same division. The boths
page explains this.
What is Turnout? This is measured against
the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.
Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained)
from this vote.
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | aye |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | aye |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem | aye |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Patsy Calton | Cheadle | LDem | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | aye |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | aye |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | aye |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | aye |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | aye |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | aye |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem | aye |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | aye |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem | aye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Matthew Green | Ludlow | LDem | aye |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | tellaye |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | aye |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab | aye |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | aye |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst Lab | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | tellaye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | aye |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | aye |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC | aye |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | aye |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | aye |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | aye |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent | aye |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | aye |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | aye |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | no |
| David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst UUP | no |
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | no |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | no |
| Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | no |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | no |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | no |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | no |
| Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | no |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | no |
| Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab | no |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | no |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | no |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | no |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | no |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | no |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | no |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | no |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
| Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | no |
| Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | no |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | no |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | tellno |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst UUP | no |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | no |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | no |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | no |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con | no |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | no |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | no |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | no |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | no |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | no |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | absent |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | absent |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con | absent |
| John Baron | Billericay | Con | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | absent |
| David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | absent |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | absent |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | absent |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | absent |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | absent |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | absent |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Daisley | Brent East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Parmjit Dhanda | Gloucester | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Pat Doherty | West Tyrone | SF | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Annabelle Ewing | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | absent |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | whilst Con | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab | absent |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con | absent |
| Michelle Gildernew | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | SF | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | absent |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | absent |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | absent |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | Deputy Speaker | absent |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab | absent |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | whilst Con | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | whilst Con | absent |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | absent |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Boris Johnson | Henley | Con | absent |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | absent |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | absent |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Iain Luke | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| John MacDougall | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | absent |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con | absent |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | absent |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | absent |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con | absent |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | absent |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | absent |
| James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | absent |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | absent |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | whilst Con | absent |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con | absent |
| Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | absent |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab | absent |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | absent |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | absent |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | absent |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | absent |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | absent |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | absent |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con | absent |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | absent |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | whilst Con | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Pete Wishart | North Tayside | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
